A Knight's Tale
| Symbol: | KTALE |
| Status: | Inactive |
| Delist Date: | Jun 3, 2001 |
| Genre: | Action / Adventure |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 |
| Phase: | Release |
| Release Date: | May 11, 2001 |
| Gross: | $56,083,966 |
| Theaters: | n/a |
Description
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A Knight's Tale follows Heath Ledger as a peasant who harbors dreams of becoming a jousting knight. When his master suddenly dies, he concocts a scheme to impersonate the deceased nobleman. In order to pull off the ruse, the peasant hires Geoffrey Chaucer, future author of The Canterbury Tales, to help him forge a few documents.
Brian Helgeland, who shared a screenwriting Oscar for 1998's L.A. Confidential, will write, direct and produce the film. Discovered by a casting agent while spinning records at Gwyneth Paltrow's birthday party, the virtually unknown Shannyn Sossamon has nabbed the female lead role.
A Knight's Tale has also been titled In Shining Armour.
